In this post we have covered the best memory cards for Sony A7R III mirrorless camera. If you are a new owner or want to buy this camera first let us give some information about what type of cards you can use.
The new announced Sony A7r III (Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama) has two memory card slots, one supports UHS-II memory cards. If you are going to shoot 4K video with Sony a7R III, a fast card is a must.
Otherwise, you’ll miss most of your shots waiting for the buffer to clear. Below are a list of top recommended UHS-II SD memory cards for Sony a7R III full frame mirrorless camera.
Recommended UHS-II SD memory cards for Sony a7R III
The fastest UHS-II SD memory card is Sony’s new released SF-G UHS-II SDXC card, this card has fastest write speed at 299 MB/s. The Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II SDXC card is one of the best selling UHS-II SD card, it is cheaper than SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC card, yet has the same max read and write speed.
Card | Max. Read Speed | Max. Write Speed | Check Price |
Sony SF-G UHS-II SDXC | 300 MB/s | 299 MB/s | Amazon / Adorama |
Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II SDXC | 300 MB/s | 260 MB/s | Amazon / Adorama |
SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-II SDXC | 300 MB/s | 260 MB/s | Amazon / Adorama |
Hoodman Steel 2000x SDXC UHS-II | 300 MB/s | 260 MB/s | Adorama |
Delkin Devices Cinema SDXC UHS-II | 280 MB/s | 250 MB/s | Amazon / Adorama |
Sony M Series UHS-II SDXC | 260 MB/s | 100 MB/s | Adorama |
Lexar Professional 1000x UHS-II SDXC | 150 MB/s | 75 MB/s | Amazon / Adorama |
Recommended UHS-I SD memory cards for Sony a7R III
You also don’t need something fast since the Sony A7R III supports maximum UHS-I speed. The fastest UHS-I SD memory cards are from SanDisk and Sony, both has max. read speed at 95 MB/s, and max. write speed at 90 MB/s.
Card | Max. Read Speed | Max. Write Speed | Check Price |
SanDisk Extreme PRO UHS-I SDXC | 95 MB/s | 90 MB/s | Amazon / Adorama |
Sony UHS-I SDXC | 95 MB/s | 90 MB/s | Amazon / Adorama |
Delkin Devices Elite UHS-I SDHC | 95 MB/s | 80 MB/s | Amazon / Adorama |
Sony High Speed UHS-I SDXC | 90 MB/s | 70 MB/s | Amazon / Adorama |
Transcend UHS-1 SDXC | 95 MB/s | 60 MB/s | Amazon / Adorama |
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